Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . Fig. 60.—Cup Stone (|). Fig. 61.—Cup Stone (i). Fig. {^). Other Stone Belies.—Besides the above there are a fewother articles of stone bearing the evidence of design, whichI must just allude to. 1. A large stone having a deep groove all round aboutit, as if intended for a rope. The larger portion of thisgroove was caused by atmospheric agencies, and only oneside could be positively stated to have been artificiallyformed. 2. A thin oval-shaped disc of a light black subs
Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . Fig. 60.—Cup Stone (|). Fig. 61.—Cup Stone (i). Fig. {^). Other Stone Belies.—Besides the above there are a fewother articles of stone bearing the evidence of design, whichI must just allude to. 1. A large stone having a deep groove all round aboutit, as if intended for a rope. The larger portion of thisgroove was caused by atmospheric agencies, and only oneside could be positively stated to have been artificiallyformed. 2. A thin oval-shaped disc of a light black substancelike shale, measuring 3 inches by 2 inches. 3. Portion of a polished stone 2 inches long, having anarrow groove surrounding one end, and through which itappears to have been broken (Fig. 62). Flint Iniflements.—Only three flint objects have beendiscovered on the crannos;. EXCAVATION OF A CRANNOG AT LOCHLEE. 109 1. A beautifully chipped horseshoe-shaped scraper, foundat north-east corner, on a level with the raised woodenplatform. It is made of a whitish flint, and measures 1 inchin length by U in b
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